Jewel
#1,512 for girls in 2025, 141 births · #8,243 for boys in 2025, 9 births
Given to girls 88.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1904 · 229 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 41,485since 1880
Jewel over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,512 | 141 | #8,243 | 9 |
| 2024 | #1,398 | 160 | #8,987 | 8 |
| 2023 | #1,241 | 187 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,104 | 226 | #5,215 | 18 |
| 2021 | #1,215 | 195 | #6,032 | 14 |
| 2020 | #1,011 | 249 | #5,980 | 14 |
| 2019 | #971 | 268 | #5,555 | 16 |
| 2018 | #860 | 315 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #819 | 333 | #8,140 | 9 |
| 2016 | #919 | 299 | #6,053 | 14 |
| 2015 | #881 | 314 | #7,491 | 10 |
| 2014 | #868 | 316 | #5,997 | 14 |
| 2013 | #898 | 286 | #8,118 | 9 |
| 2012 | #808 | 332 | #9,709 | 7 |
| 2011 | #940 | 274 | #9,600 | 7 |
| 2010 | #919 | 282 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2009 | #938 | 285 | #6,436 | 13 |
| 2008 | #898 | 309 | #7,187 | 11 |
| 2007 | #791 | 365 | #6,622 | 12 |
| 2006 | #836 | 321 | #6,094 | 13 |
| 2005 | #826 | 310 | #6,226 | 12 |
| 2004 | #768 | 337 | #5,813 | 13 |
| 2003 | #727 | 351 | #5,271 | 14 |
| 2002 | #680 | 370 | #5,725 | 12 |
| 2001 | #602 | 417 | #5,142 | 14 |
| 2000 | #603 | 419 | #4,785 | 15 |
| 1999 | #555 | 454 | #5,035 | 13 |
| 1998 | #515 | 491 | #4,873 | 13 |
| 1997 | #665 | 330 | #5,288 | 11 |
| 1996 | #1,098 | 168 | #5,535 | 10 |
| 1995 | #1,139 | 154 | #5,501 | 10 |
| 1994 | #1,209 | 145 | #3,469 | 19 |
| 1993 | #1,202 | 144 | #4,227 | 14 |
| 1992 | #1,116 | 159 | #4,564 | 12 |
| 1991 | #1,031 | 179 | #4,005 | 14 |
| 1990 | #1,168 | 147 | #3,467 | 17 |
| 1989 | #1,076 | 157 | #3,205 | 18 |
| 1988 | #1,217 | 123 | #3,079 | 17 |
| 1987 | #1,070 | 143 | #3,521 | 13 |
| 1986 | #1,177 | 120 | #3,131 | 15 |
| 1985 | #1,249 | 109 | #3,599 | 12 |
| 1984 | #1,225 | 106 | #2,706 | 17 |
| 1983 | #1,096 | 125 | #2,341 | 21 |
| 1982 | #1,131 | 124 | #2,596 | 18 |
| 1981 | #1,082 | 129 | #3,221 | 13 |
| 1980 | #1,197 | 110 | #2,729 | 17 |
| 1979 | #1,226 | 106 | #2,157 | 23 |
| 1978 | #1,358 | 87 | #2,929 | 14 |
| 1977 | #1,225 | 99 | #2,063 | 23 |
| 1976 | #1,167 | 98 | #2,709 | 15 |
| 1975 | #1,278 | 87 | #2,637 | 15 |
| 1974 | #1,133 | 102 | #1,886 | 24 |
| 1973 | #1,074 | 107 | #2,606 | 14 |
| 1972 | #949 | 128 | #2,243 | 17 |
| 1971 | #1,084 | 111 | #2,203 | 18 |
| 1970 | #1,026 | 120 | #1,794 | 24 |
| 1969 | #1,019 | 114 | #1,605 | 26 |
| 1968 | #842 | 146 | #2,109 | 15 |
| 1967 | #897 | 130 | #1,711 | 21 |
| 1966 | #785 | 157 | #1,963 | 16 |
| 1965 | #728 | 187 | #1,595 | 24 |
| 1964 | #682 | 225 | #1,900 | 18 |
| 1963 | #699 | 211 | #1,548 | 26 |
| 1962 | #743 | 193 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1961 | #677 | 234 | #1,349 | 35 |
| 1960 | #677 | 226 | #1,552 | 27 |
| 1959 | #659 | 231 | #1,501 | 28 |
| 1958 | #654 | 230 | #1,396 | 31 |
| 1957 | #631 | 238 | #1,130 | 46 |
| 1956 | #574 | 269 | #1,285 | 36 |
| 1955 | #555 | 265 | #1,294 | 34 |
| 1954 | #532 | 278 | #1,082 | 48 |
| 1953 | #536 | 260 | #1,189 | 39 |
| 1952 | #479 | 307 | #939 | 57 |
| 1951 | #482 | 291 | #963 | 53 |
| 1950 | #471 | 296 | #1,064 | 44 |
| 1949 | #461 | 302 | #967 | 51 |
| 1948 | #426 | 349 | #1,173 | 37 |
| 1947 | #406 | 398 | #1,036 | 48 |
| 1946 | #429 | 325 | #878 | 56 |
| 1945 | #372 | 358 | #986 | 42 |
| 1944 | #368 | 364 | #949 | 46 |
| 1943 | #359 | 399 | #837 | 62 |
| 1942 | #339 | 419 | #770 | 70 |
| 1941 | #327 | 404 | #770 | 65 |
| 1940 | #366 | 322 | #758 | 66 |
| 1939 | #311 | 392 | #647 | 84 |
| 1938 | #329 | 368 | #724 | 71 |
| 1937 | #304 | 415 | #691 | 75 |
| 1936 | #297 | 422 | #660 | 79 |
| 1935 | #279 | 477 | #702 | 74 |
| 1934 | #276 | 494 | #634 | 90 |
| 1933 | #274 | 509 | #601 | 94 |
| 1932 | #264 | 562 | #600 | 96 |
| 1931 | #263 | 547 | #596 | 97 |
| 1930 | #232 | 688 | #569 | 111 |
| 1929 | #228 | 690 | #591 | 104 |
| 1928 | #230 | 743 | #515 | 138 |
| 1927 | #232 | 775 | #536 | 131 |
| 1926 | #225 | 787 | #491 | 149 |
| 1925 | #229 | 812 | #596 | 111 |
| 1924 | #229 | 823 | #556 | 128 |
| 1923 | #240 | 729 | #600 | 111 |
| 1922 | #227 | 810 | #520 | 141 |
| 1921 | #232 | 784 | #537 | 135 |
| 1920 | #228 | 826 | #531 | 133 |
| 1919 | #224 | 778 | #529 | 127 |
| 1918 | #232 | 747 | #538 | 124 |
| 1917 | #245 | 642 | #557 | 111 |
| 1916 | #224 | 726 | #542 | 111 |
| 1915 | #237 | 652 | #535 | 108 |
| 1914 | #236 | 515 | #546 | 81 |
| 1913 | #244 | 392 | #629 | 50 |
| 1912 | #221 | 416 | #574 | 49 |
| 1911 | #216 | 327 | #471 | 38 |
| 1910 | #202 | 318 | #598 | 23 |
| 1909 | #224 | 252 | #519 | 25 |
| 1908 | #220 | 244 | #541 | 22 |
| 1907 | #206 | 250 | #405 | 31 |
| 1906 | #204 | 227 | #489 | 21 |
| 1905 | #220 | 201 | #463 | 23 |
| 1904 | #198 | 229 | #417 | 25 |
| 1903 | #216 | 197 | #595 | 14 |
| 1902 | #252 | 153 | #615 | 13 |
| 1901 | #226 | 161 | #559 | 13 |
| 1900 | #255 | 162 | #490 | 22 |
| 1899 | #284 | 105 | #786 | 8 |
| 1898 | #264 | 130 | #701 | 10 |
| 1897 | #310 | 87 | #852 | 7 |
| 1896 | #373 | 58 | #592 | 13 |
| 1895 | #357 | 61 | #640 | 11 |
| 1894 | #324 | 74 | — | |
| 1893 | #414 | 42 | #650 | 10 |
| 1892 | #428 | 39 | #688 | 10 |
| 1891 | #457 | 31 | #841 | 6 |
| 1890 | #446 | 33 | — | |
| 1889 | #475 | 27 | #789 | 7 |
| 1888 | #612 | 17 | #1,031 | 5 |
| 1887 | #464 | 23 | #921 | 5 |
| 1886 | #491 | 20 | — | |
| 1885 | #745 | 9 | — | |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | #848 | 6 |
| 1883 | #651 | 9 | — | |
| 1882 | #596 | 10 | — | |
| 1881 | #740 | 6 | — | |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | #909 | 5 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Jewel was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.
Where Jewel is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alabama#182 · 1 in 869
- District of Columbia#188 · 1 in 1,226
- Arkansas#195 · 1 in 910
- Mississippi#215 · 1 in 983
- Oklahoma#218 · 1 in 1,260
Best ever in a state: #53 in Texas, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #182 | 34 | 1 in 869 |
| District of Columbia | #188 | 5 | 1 in 1,226 |
| Arkansas | #195 | 21 | 1 in 910 |
| Mississippi | #215 | 23 | 1 in 983 |
| Oklahoma | #218 | 16 | 1 in 1,260 |
| Tennessee | #229 | 20 | 1 in 1,408 |
| North Carolina | #241 | 22 | 1 in 1,712 |
| Georgia | #243 | 22 | 1 in 1,443 |
| Virginia | #261 | 11 | 1 in 2,248 |
| Texas | #267 | 42 | 1 in 1,431 |
| Florida | #268 | 9 | 1 in 1,647 |
| Kentucky | #281 | 14 | 1 in 2,047 |
| Missouri | #282 | 11 | 1 in 2,543 |
| Louisiana | #329 | 11 | 1 in 2,127 |
| West Virginia | #340 | 6 | 1 in 3,156 |
| Michigan | #419 | 7 | 1 in 6,247 |
| Ohio | #465 | 7 | 1 in 7,529 |
| Illinois | #576 | 6 | 1 in 9,377 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jewel
- 114 spots since 2024 (#1,398 → #1,512)
- 501 spots since 2020 (#1,011 → #1,512)
- 631 spots since 2015 (#881 → #1,512)
- Biggest jump: 433 spots in 1997 (#1,098 → #665)
- Biggest drop: 279 spots in 1884 (#651 → #930)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1904 at #198 (229 births)
- Births halved by 1969, 65 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 113 yrs · run 1880–1968
- Highest: 1 in 1,202 girls born in 1904 were named Jewel (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 11,399 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 18.8% of all girls named Jewel (7,779) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 132 | #464 (1887) | #654 |
| 1890s | 660 | #264 (1898) | #366 |
| 1900s | 2,076 | #198 (1904) | #222 |
| 1910s | 5,513 | #202 (1910) | #228 |
| 1920s | 7,779 | #225 (1926) | #230 |
| 1930s | 4,874 | #232 (1930) | #283 |
| 1940s | 3,640 | #327 (1941) | #385 |
| 1950s | 2,665 | #471 (1950) | #557 |
| 1960s | 1,823 | #677 (1961) | #775 |
| 1970s | 1,045 | #949 (1972) | #1,152 |
| 1980s | 1,246 | #1,070 (1987) | #1,152 |
| 1990s | 2,371 | #515 (1998) | #970 |
| 2000s | 3,484 | #602 (2001) | #767 |
| 2010s | 3,019 | #808 (2012) | #888 |
| 2020s | 1,158 | #1,011 (2020) | #1,247 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jewel in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 3,551 of them was named Jewel, which outranked 92.7% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 17,563 of them was named Jewel, which outranked 80.7% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).